Heather Specyalski, who was acquitted of manslaughter in her teenage son's 2008 overdose death, is scheduled to appear on the "Dr. Phil" show when it airs next week, a spokeswoman said.

A preview of the show on the show's website suggests that it will focus on the death of Brandon Specyalski, who ingested lethal amounts of alcohol and morphine. Some of Brandon's friends appear, as does his father, Brian Specyalski.

"The show airs in two parts back to back on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, the 13th," the spokeswoman, Stacey Luches, said in an email.

"Dr. Phil" airs at 9 a.m. on WTNH, Channel 8, and at 7 p.m., on WCTX, Channel 9, according to the show's website.

The show with Specyalski was taped months ago.

Heather Specyalski, 43, of Ashford, was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter, negligent homicide, tampering with evidence and three counts of risk of injury to a minor on March 21, 2013, in connection with her son's death. During a week-long trial, she denied that she bought beer for Brandon, who was 15, and his friend, and said she didn't know her son had ingested her morphine pills until it was too late.

Specyalski was on morphine because of a variety of health problems, many of which stem from a 1999 car crash that killed her boyfriend, Neil Esposito.

She was charged with manslaughter in that case, too, and was acquitted in 2004 after her lawyer suggested during the trial that she couldn't have been the driver because she was performing a sex act on Esposito at the time of the crash.